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Lance Cpl. Bill Rhyne said Thomas Childers, of Hickory Grove, left his 1996 Harley-Davidson in the middle of the interstate and walked to a nearby convenience store, and a Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by James Flint, of Thomasville, N.C., hit the motorcycle. Both vehicles were engulfed in flames.

Troopers charged Childers with leaving the scene of an accident and not having a Class M driver’s license, which is required for those who operate motorcycles, Rhyne said.

No one was injured in the collision, which backed up traffic for several hours near Highway 221.

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